Las Vegas men face federal drug, weapon charges

10:31 PM,
Oct. 17, 2013

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Two Las Vegas-area residents arrested in Iron County last month on drug charges made their initial appearance in federal court Tuesday on charges they intended to traffic the drugs and were carrying firearms at the time of the arrest.

Adrian Antonio Alvarez-Mejia, 25, and Miguel Alonso Rodriguez-Zoto, 22, both of North Las Vegas were arrested on state charges Sept. 2 after an Interstate 15 traffic stop in Iron County led to the discovery of a large amount of drugs and guns.

The federal grand jury issued an indictment last week charging the pair with possessing methamphetamine and heroin with ...